Benchmarks set post Article 370 rollback achieved successfully: J&K’s Security Core Croup
‘Holds meeting in Sgr, GoC 15 Corps, DGP Co-Chair meet; devise future strategy; say social media propaganda a challenge to be countered effectively, militants to be given second chance during encounters to live life normal life; seek collective approach to curb local militant recruitment; use of Hybrid militants, soft targets discussed too’
Srinagar, Jan 21 (KNO): J&K’s Core Group on security comprising General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey and Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh besides other top officials of security grid held a crucial meeting in Srinagar on Friday to chalk out strategy for year 2021. The new strategy to be adopted by the security agencies in the ensuing year will entail countering false narrative, misinformation campaigns on social media, giving second chances to militants during encounters and putting in collective efforts to plug local-militant recruitment.
The CG on security, however, expressed its satisfaction over what it termed achieving all set benchmarks successfully, post rollback of Article 370.
In an official statement to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Core Group consisting of top officials of Civil Administration, Intelligence Agencies and Security Forces in J&K, met at Badami Bagh Cantonment, to review the security situation in Kashmir. The meeting was co-chaired by the GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen DP Pandey and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh.
“The core group reviewed the intelligence inputs and security parameters of 2021. Year 2021 witnessed a reduction in terrorist infiltration, reduced militant incidents, reduced militant recruitment, increased operations based on human intelligence, reduced collateral damage, no civil casualties in law and order situation, reduced forces’ casualties, increased arrest of militants and booking of OGWs; all pointing to effective conduct of joint operations and activities by intelligence and security agencies,” the statement said, adding that “There has been increased neutralization of Pakistani militants, in last few weeks. The effort of the frontline soldiers and operatives of all agencies were acknowledged by all present.”
The statement said that the Core Group discussed fresh strategies of the militant organizations and their handlers including use of Hybrid militants and targeting of soft targets. “15 militants killed in 2021 were fresh names not on the security forces radar. The setting up of SIA and the increased booking by NIA is showing the impact of focused intelligence and investigation efforts. These efforts have been effective in targeting drug, hawala and the OGWs networks. Legal action on those willfully harboring militants is being increased as the harbourers have direct involvement in militancy activities,” the statement read.
It further said that the officials stated that the ceasefire has improved the security situation along the border, however, intelligence inputs of militant launch pads and terrorist training activities in Pakistan indicate the need to be alert along the Line of Control.
“On the Line of Control, late snow has kept the infiltration routes open for a longer time, however effective domination has ensured decrease in overall infiltration including those from South of Pir Panjal. The vigil on the Line of Control, against infiltration of men, drugs and weapons is continuing,” the statement said. “The officials shared the challenge of propaganda of the nexus through the internet and social media. Sadly, these efforts include propaganda to legitimize the killing of Kashmiri civilians by the militants. The use of social media to spread disinformation is widespread and needs to be coun…
